Today it s relatively easy and routine to add an additional bedroom to apartments that contain “L” shaped living rooms which are commonly know as “convertible or Jr” one or two bedroom apartments. Historically this type of alteration was difficult for two basic reasons. One, the NYC Zoning Resolution had a term called “zoning rooms” […]
With increasing energy restrictions and emerging technologies such as LED (Light Emitting Diode) lamps, lighting has become more complicated in the past couple of decades. Once, the options were limited to incandescent lamps for home use, fluorescent tubes for retail applications and sodium chloride for civil engineering application. Where lighting was once an afterthought, today […]
As of December 2017, The Department of Buildings has created a Real Time Enforcement Unit to enforce construction codes in occupied multiple dwellings. Two 2017 local laws have taken effect resulting in building ownership responsibility to notify the NYC Building Department prior to commencing construction. The construction sites will be subject to DOB inspections by […]
The 2014 Building Code defines Partial Demolition as “The dismantling, razing, or removal of structural members, floors, interior bearing walls, and/or exterior walls or portions thereof, including all operations incidental thereto.” Minor proposed work such as through wall openings and enlargements for air conditioning units that affect the structural, exterior wall of a building, are […]
Many NYC apartment owners take advantage of the opportunity to install clothes washers and dryers if these appliances are approved by their building management In addition to property management approvals, there are also several sections of building code to consider and satisfy. New washing machines should be listed on the Schedule B as well as […]
Recent Legislation has resulted in the need to notify tenants and the Building Department in an Occupied Housing Building (any building containing dwelling units that remain occupied during construction within a building ) whenever a permit is pulled from the Building Department: Tenant Protection Plans as modified by Local Law 154 of 2017, now require […]
When installing and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) that requires a permit to install or requires an Equipment Use Card (EUP) the following filing and approval process is required: Plans are prepared by a Licensed Design Professional. This can be a Registered Architect or Professional Engineer that is licensed in the State of New York Plans […]